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how do i tag steel wire guardrails?

https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/kaJw3Q/politiets-mc-folk-livredd-staalwire https://www.tu.no/artikler/motorsyklister-til-kamp-mot-vaier/244453 These guardrails can be seen in the middle of a highway. they are common world wide.

guardrails

asked 08 Apr '22, 05:54

mtbboy1993
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edited 08 Apr '22, 09:59

SK53 ♦
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2 Answers:

2	`barrier=rope_barrier`. Not sure if `material=` would add much. answered 08 Apr '22, 07:24 Kovoschiz 2.4k●3●11●47 accept rate: 16% I added: barrier=rope_barrier material=steel (08 Apr '22, 13:57) mtbboy1993

There barrier=* wiki page links to a page for for barrier=cable_barrier which seems to describe these.

answered 09 Apr '22, 07:37

InsertUser
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edited 09 Apr '22, 08:17

@mtbboy1993 Sorry this is the correct one. didn't why I have a typo in my answer. Might have been confused with barrier=rope. Where I know, they are called wire rope barrier, instead of cable.

(09 Apr '22, 08:09) Kovoschiz